Morning Report

With many in Christchurch still living in earthquake damaged houses, the cold snap has prompted a call for temporary emergency shelters. Daphne Lewis-Mannix lives in a quake-damaged home in New… Read more Audio

While the sever weather system has moved offshore from the Garden City, plummeting temperatures are now the concern for the city and surrounding districts. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Federated Farmer's Grain and Seed Chairperson for the Upper South Island, Murray Rowlands is out in the cold at his farm in Darfield. Audio

The extreme weather has caused havoc on the roads overnight, we update you with the state of closures and driving conditions this morning. Audio

A collective of North Island iwi is considering buying and operating its own fishing vessel following recent changes to the way foreign fishing boats must operate in local waters; Lawyers for Te… Read more Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

An Australian dietetics researcher has found that while dietary authorities encourage people to consume eight glasses, or two litres, of water daily for optimal health, that advice is misinformed. Audio

Schools in Canterbury are now considering whether to open this morning, after snow forced many to close yesterday. The Vice President of the Principal's Federation, Philip Harding, talks about the… Read more Audio

United Future has called National's proposal to give courts the power to order some parents not to have any more children, intolerable. Audio

With icy conditions overnight in the South ..a call for more help for those living in Canterbury's quake damaged homes. National's political allies baulk at the idea of courts ordering some parents… Read more Audio